St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-04
SIGNS OF A REVOLT
Against the Moderating Influence
of the National League.

SIGNS OF A REVOLT
Against the Moderating Influence
of the National League.
By Cable to the Globe.
LONDON. Dec. 3.-LOrd Salisbury is
stoutly of the opinion that the present
legislative paralysis is simply matter
of parliamentary regulation-an opinion
which is parallel with the view that the
settlement of the Irish question is simply
a question of coercion. So part of
next session is to be spent in once more
amending the rules of procedure, and
some of the remaining time will be de-
voted to another coercion act, for the
ministers are already beginning to COM
plain of the Inconvenience OF those
SlIredS and patches of the ordinary law
which still survive in Ireland. Lord
Salisbury is very angry with any one
who ventures to criticise the admlnistra-
tiun of the crimes act in Ireland from
public platform, and declares that such
criticism of the executive is without
precedent. If Lord Salisbury will look
back two or three years he will discover
a speech by member of his own gov
ernment-COl. King Harman-attacking
Lord Spencer and Sir George
hardly be duplicated in the Ma
ti0nalist press at the present moment.
The proceedings of the government III
Ireland are already producing their III
evitable fruit. The violent men are be-
ceming unmanageable and there are
signs of revolt against the mOderatlng
authority of the National league. 1t is
very difficult for any one not an Irish
man to understand the ThurleS incident
III all its bearings, but the main points
seem tOlerably clear.
TIE GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
is body avewedly constituted for the
encouragement of Irish sports. In the
special circumstances of Ireland good
deal of patriotic feeling was naturally
and quite legitimately associated with
any such banding together of young
Irishmen for motives purely of diver
sion. But a section of the promoters OF
the association went beyond this and
appear to entertain ideas of using the
association much as NJ. DerOulede has
used his gymnaStic clubs i'll France-for
distinctly political and even military
IDS. On certain public occasions the
members of the association are wont
10 parade in something very
li.se military order, and there
is decided air of playing
soldier about the business. Last year
the executive authority fell into the
hands of the Advanced men. and at
the recent convention at Thurles they
began by putting their leader, +. y.
Fitzgerald, into the chair. The other
side protested. chiefly through the
mouth OF a Tipperary priest. Father
Scanlan. but were refused hearing,
and. after prolonged and dIs0rderly
scene left the hall. DIR. Croke, the
archbishop of CaShel, has since with
drawn from the association, or rather
from that branch of it which exercised
such a sinister influence over the above
mentioned proceedings" and athletic
ally inclined young Irishmen will now
have to choose between Mr.. Fitzgerald
and
''TIE LION OF CASHEL."
The choice means good deaFif the
reports are correct in crediting the lad
vanced" party with pronounced hostll-
ity to the league. The last shout ring
ing in the ears of Father Scanlan and
his followers Oh leaving the hall was,
."BoWn with the league" Mr.. FitZger-
aid said that he thanked God that
they had got in Ireland to-day men who
| would not have clerical dictatOrs."
| This remark was greeted with loud
cheers perhaps the first time any such
! reflection on the irish priesthood was
so received by an Irish audience. 1t
NAV be commended by those excellent
persons whose objection to home rule is
| that it would put Ireland under the
| domination of the priests. Nothing Is
more certain than that the concession
| of home rule will before long be fol-
! lowed by the formation of great for
ward party in Ireland, the first article
CTR iot
| sion of priests from all matters of purely
| secular concern. 1t is even probable
| that once the external pressure of Pro
| teStant England has been removed and
| ardent Catholicism no longer presents
/ itself to Irishmen as kind of patriotic
| duty. the split will go deeper still. The
| experience of Ireland has hitherto been
| absolutely different from that of Bel
| GUM and other countries which fifty
| years ago were as
TNITEDLY CATHOLIC
as she is now. but which are now di-
/ yided into Catholic Conservatives and
| Catholic Radicals. That absolute differ
| ence will not last forever, though it is
! no doubt true that the Irish priesthood
! has served the popular cause too faith
/ fully and we'll for it ever to be possible
| for Irishmen to say. lie clericalSme,
! VOLTA rennemi." The executive COM
niittee of the Gaelic association and
! Archbishop Croke have had two confer
| ences, but have failed to adjust the diff
| iieulties Another conference will be
! held on the Goth inst, at which it is ex-
peeted that the advanced men will
| give way to the archbishOp's views.
| Mr. BalfOur has a definite policy in view
and Is determined to carry it out. The
arrest of Mr.. Dillon has been resolved
! upon when he next returns to Ireland.
| The blow now aimed at Mr.. Dillon
brings out sthe main lines of Mr.. Bal
four's policy more clearly. Mr.. O'Brien
| andIMr. Dillon were leaders of the ad-
vaneed guards this year and part of last.
| The plan of campaign was their work.
1 They did the fighting while Mr.. Parnell
looked on and made no sign.
/ THE FIRST LINE
| of the Irish defense has now been
broken. Mr.. O'Brien is in prison and
Mr.. Dillon will shortly be. The time